Signature · 0.9% low-access (4th pct)
Wyoming County, PA
Wyoming County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 15.9%
- on SNAP
- 26K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wyoming County, PA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Philadelphia County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Wyoming County lands in the lower national band (0.9%, #3,021 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,021
- national by low-access %
- #67
- in PA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 69
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.9% low-access (4th pct) (-21.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Wyoming County compares nationally
Food access in Wyoming County compares favorably nationally: its 0.9% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 4% of them (rank #3,021).
Wyoming County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Wyoming County has 0 urban and 7 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Wyoming County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Fulton 2.4
Fulton 2.4%
2.4 % low-access
- Wayne 2
Wayne 2%
2 % low-access
- Huntingdon 1.7
Huntingdon 1.7%
1.7 % low-access
- Philadelphia 1.1
Philadelphia 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 28,276 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 248 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 69 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 25,967 |
| Median Household Income | $72,460 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,732 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.8% |
SNAP retailers in Wyoming County
Wyoming County has 21 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 9
- dandy mini mart 32, meshoppen
- dandy mini mart 41, mehoopany
- dandy mini mart 78, meshoppen
- guru tunkhannock llc, tunkhannock
- joe's kwik mart 179, factoryville
- kenaniki llc 3035, nicholson
- lorbeez country store, monroe township
- noxen food mart, noxen
- super fuel food mart, falls
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- cvs 1617, tunkhannock
- dollar general 20094, factoryville
- dollar general 6489, tunkhannock
- dollar general 11430, nicholson
- dollar general 16685, monroe township
- dollar general 18910, tunkhannock
- dollar tree 7337, tunkhannock
- martys country butcher shop, meshoppen
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 60112, tunkhannock
- weis markets 154, tunkhannock
Small Grocery Store · 1
- bluhms shopping center, laceyville
Super Store · 1
- walmart 2024, tunkhannock
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Pennsylvania
One of 66 counties in Pennsylvania, 6 are shown here.
Compare Wyoming County vs Adams County → · All Pennsylvania counties →
Counties near Wyoming County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Wyoming County, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (0.9% here).
- Lamoille County, VT · 0.9% low-access
- Lamoille County, VT · 0.9% low-access
- Assumption Parish, LA · 0.9% low-access
- Assumption Parish, LA · 0.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (15.9% here).
- Perry County, OH · 15.9% SNAP
- Perry County, OH · 15.9% SNAP
- Queens County, NY · 15.9% SNAP
- Queens County, NY · 15.9% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Wyoming County inside a lower low-access state context
Wyoming County sits inside Pennsylvania (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Wyoming County, PA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 42131. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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